Web Resources on Dementia and Driving
Caregiver and Patient Resources
Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
The ADED Web page describes warning signs of driving with a link to the directory on locating a driving specialist.
http://www.driver-ed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=104
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Information on occupational therapists and their role in driving assessment and rehabilitation.
http://www1.aota.org/olderdriver/
Alzheimer’s Association
The national association’s Web site on driving and dementia with links to educational information. Local chapter websites will often list available driving clinics in the area.
http://www.alz.org/safetycenter/we_can_help_safety_driving.asp
Family Caregiver Alliance
1) Fact sheet on Dementia and Driving
2) A review of the myriad of caregiver issues related to this topic.
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=432
3) Dementia and Driving and the California State Law
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=433
Lennox and Addington Dementia Network
Dementia and Driving-Family and Caregiver Information.
http://www.providencecare.ca/objects/rte/File/Health_Professionals/drivinganddementia_patient.pdf
MayoClinic.com
Caregiver site on when to stop driving.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alzheimers/HO00046
National Association of Social Workers
Locate a social worker near you.
The Caregiver Project
Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Driving
This Web site catalogs and links to other topical Web sites.
http://www.quickbrochures.net/alzheimers/alzheimers-driving.htm
The Hartford
Insurance company Web site with links to the brochure, “At the Crossroads” and “We Need to Talk”
http://www.thehartford.com/alzheimers/
http://www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers/
WebMD
Dementia and Driving Video for caregivers.
http://www.webmd.com/video/driving-and-dementia
Physician Resources
Alzheimer’s Knowledge Exchange Web site
Selected links on dementia and driving
http://www.candrive.ca/en/resources/physician-resources/43-driving-and-dementia.html
American Family Physician
Dementia and Driving Handout for the Office
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20060315/1035ph.html
American Medical Association (AMA)
Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
Dementia and Driving, p. 47
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/chapter4.pdf
and State Licensing and Reporting Laws (last updated 2004)
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/chapter8.pdf
California Department of Motor Vehicles
Discussion of the California Law and Dementia Severity
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/driversafety/dementia.htm
Dementia and Driving Toolkit: The Dementia Network of Ottawa
A toolkit for clinicians that evaluation and counsel older drivers.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
An website on older driver laws for driver licensing that is updated every six months.
http://www.iihs.org/laws/olderdrivers.aspx
Neurology
When should patients with Alzheimer’s stop driving by Deniz Erten-Lyons
NeuroPsychiatry
Driving with Dementia-What is the Physician’s Role?
A discussion of the physician’s role in this process.
http://www.neuropsychiatryreviews.com/may02/npr_may02_demdrivers.html
Psychiatry Weekly
Psychogeriatrics: Advanced Age, Dementia and Driving
A discussion of the physician role, ethics, and communication issues
http://www.psychiatryweekly.com/aspx/article/articledetail.aspx?articleid=984
SGIM Annual Meeting 2009
Driving Risk Assessment, p 17, 18, 19
A discussion and review of tools that may assist in assessing older drivers.
http://www.sgim.org/userfiles/file/WE03_Kao_Helen_201345.pdf
Talking to Seniors and Their Family about Dementia and Driving
Educational Pamphlet, by Mark Rappaport, 2007
VA Government Pamphlet
Dementia and Driving Handout
http://www1.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=1162
Transportation Alternatives
Agency on Aging
Assists in finding local resources for aging in the community.
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Locate a local transportation provider in your community.
http://www.publictransportation.org/systems/
American Administration on Aging (AOA)
Eldercare locator
Assists in finding older adult resources in your community.
Community Transportation Association (CTAA)
Information on transportation in the United States.
ITNAmerica
Novel older adult transportation system that provides 24-7 rides to seniors.
National Center on Senior Transportation
A Web site that provides links to many transportation agencies.
http://seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NCST2_trans_care
Seniors on the MOVE
Assists older adults with relocation to another community.
http://www.seniorsonthemoveinc.com/